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Meeting Agenda
RELEASE AUTHORISATION BOARD MEETING
Purpose: Authorisation of Nile 1
(CAPS 3 - multiple ACCs)
Output: Authority to proceed with the implementation of Nile 1
Date, Time: Monday 6” April 1998 at 0900 hours
Place: King Edward Building
(conference room to be confirmed)
St Pauls
London
Chair: David Miller POCL - Programme Director
Secretary: tba
Attendees: Mitchell Leimon PDA Release Management
John Meagher POCL Product Assurance
Rod Stocker POCL Implementation
Steve Muchow ICL Pathway
Martin Riddell ICL Pathway
Vince Gaskell BA CAPS
Bruce McNiven POCL Implementation
Paul Wootton POGAB
Stuart Riley PDA Finance
Janet Topham POCL Programme Office
Peter Crahan PDA Programme Director
Graham Beck POCL Service Management
ITEM LEAD TIME
1. Introduction D Miller 5 mins
To introduce meeting attendees and the purpose of
the meeting.
2. Service Development & Testing 15 mins
2.1. Review significance of any issues from CAPS __V Gaskell
development and testing.
2.2. Confirm status of joint, regression testing
between Pathway and CAPS
S Muchow
M Leimon
2.3. Confirm understanding of release content and J Meagher
impact on Users and security.
2.4. Confirm relevant CARs have been cleared
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J Meagher
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2.5. Confirm status of Pinicls and Stirs.
3. Service Management Readiness
3.1. Confirm no impact on the operation,
contingency and management of Benefit
Payment (BPS) and OBCS services
3.2. Confirm relevant communications to POCL
outlets
3.3. Confirm relevant communications to BA staff
4. Commercial Impact and Sponsor Approvals
4.1. Confirm Seals of Approval, including PAG &
POGAB approvals, for release have been
obtained
4.2. Confirm no impact on charging, commercial or
financial arrangements
5. Implementation
5.1. Review readiness of implementation plan,
including:
® implementation responsibilities and
controls
key contacts
oooeo
relevant parties
5.2. Confirm assurance of plan and readiness to
execute
6. Review & Decision
To review the issues discussed and, if appropriate,
implementation proving by real customer
contingency & regression measures
process to finalise and agree plan with all
authorise the implementation of Nile 1.
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J Meagher
S Muchow
G Beck
R Stocker
V Gaskell
V Gaskell
S Riley
V Gaskell
R Stocker
S Muchow
D Miller
15 mins
5 mins
15 mins
15 mins
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BA/POCL Release Authorisation Board Representation for Nile 1 (Annex 1)
Name Organisation / Representing Agenda
D Miller POCL - Chair
R Stocker POCL Release Implementation:
® Implementation plan assurance 5.2
Communications to outlets 3.2
0 represent the PDA/POCL areas where appropriate
G Beck POCL Service Management:
0 Continuity of Service operation and management 3.1
Q POCL operational support for release 3.1
S Riley PDA Commercial Standing:
0 Financial provisions for services 4.2
0 Contractual & commercial agreements (input from 4.2
P Kelsey)
M Leimon PDA Release Management:
0 Regression testing 2.2
0 Any Release Delivery issues 2.2
John Meagher { Product Assurance Group:
0 Business/functional content of service 2.3
Security of services 2.3
© Clearance of relevant CARs (if appropriate) 24
0 Status of PINICLs and STIRS 2.5
S Muchow Pathway Service Delivery & Development:
© Regression testing 24
© Clearance of relevant CARs 24
0 Continuity of service operations 3.1
0 Pathway involvement in implementation plans 5.2
V Gaskell CAPS:
© CAPS Development & Testing: significant
incidents/resolution 24
Communications to BA staff 3.3
© provide Seals of Approval, confirming PAG and POGAB
approvals, for release 41
Implementation planning, including: 5.1
- process and controls clear and understood
~ key contact points
- implementation proving
- contingency & regression measures
© Release Content impact on users 2.3
B McNiven POCL:
. © POCL commercial/financial arrangements 4.2
© POCL involvement in implementation plans 3.2
© Readiness of outlets 5.2
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